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第一幕目

see styles
 daiichimakume / daichimakume
    だいいちまくめ
first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)

第一時間


第一时间

see styles
dì yī shí jiān
    di4 yi1 shi2 jian1
ti i shih chien
in the first moments (of something happening); immediately (after an event); first thing

第一書記

see styles
 daiichishoki / daichishoki
    だいいちしょき
first secretary (of a communist party)

第一条件

see styles
 daiichijouken / daichijoken
    だいいちじょうけん
most important condition (for); first prerequisite

第一桶金

see styles
dì yī tǒng jīn
    di4 yi1 tong3 jin1
ti i t`ung chin
    ti i tung chin
the first pot of gold; the initial profits from an economic endeavour

第一楽章

see styles
 daiichigakushou / daichigakusho
    だいいちがくしょう
first movement (mus)

第一結集


第一结集

see styles
dì yī jié jí
    di4 yi1 jie2 ji2
ti i chieh chi
 daiichi ketsujū
First Council

第一言語

see styles
 daiichigengo / daichigengo
    だいいちげんご
first language

第一象限

see styles
dì yī xiàng xiàn
    di4 yi1 xiang4 xian4
ti i hsiang hsien
first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)

第一関節

see styles
 daiichikansetsu / daichikansetsu
    だいいちかんせつ
first knuckle joint

第二能變


第二能变

see styles
dì èr néng biàn
    di4 er4 neng2 bian4
ti erh neng pien
 daini nōhen
The second power of change, the kliṣṭamano-vijñāna, disturbed-mind, consciousness, or self-consciousness which gives form to the universe. The first power of change is the ālaya-vijñāna.

筆おろし

see styles
 fudeoroshi
    ふでおろし
(noun/participle) (1) using a new brush for the first time; (2) doing something for the first time; (3) man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

筆下ろし

see styles
 fudeoroshi
    ふでおろし
(noun/participle) (1) using a new brush for the first time; (2) doing something for the first time; (3) man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

筆降ろし

see styles
 fudeoroshi
    ふでおろし
(irregular kanji usage) (noun/participle) (1) using a new brush for the first time; (2) doing something for the first time; (3) man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

筆頭著者

see styles
 hittouchosha / hittochosha
    ひっとうちょしゃ
first author

等活地獄


等活地狱

see styles
děng huó dì yù
    deng3 huo2 di4 yu4
teng huo ti yü
 toukatsujigoku / tokatsujigoku
    とうかつじごく
{Buddh} (See 八大地獄・はちだいじごく) Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
The first of the eight hot hells, in which the denizens are chopped, stabbed, ground, and pounded, but by a cool wind are brought back to life, to undergo renewed torment. Also 更活.

粉吹き芋

see styles
 kofukiimo / kofukimo
    こふきいも
(food term) dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)

精進落ち

see styles
 shoujinochi / shojinochi
    しょうじんおち
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence

約翰一書


约翰一书

see styles
yuē hàn yī shū
    yue1 han4 yi1 shu1
yüeh han i shu
First epistle of St John

約翰壹書


约翰壹书

see styles
yuē hàn yī shū
    yue1 han4 yi1 shu1
yüeh han i shu
First epistle of St John; also written 約翰一書|约翰一书

緩急輕重


缓急轻重

see styles
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
    huan3 ji2 qing1 zhong4
huan chi ch`ing chung
    huan chi ching chung
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority; also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急

耳が早い

see styles
 mimigahayai
    みみがはやい
(expression) being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

耳が速い

see styles
 mimigahayai
    みみがはやい
(expression) being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

耳新しい

see styles
 mimiatarashii / mimiatarashi
    みみあたらしい
(adjective) novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time

聞雞起舞


闻鸡起舞

see styles
wén jī qǐ wǔ
    wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3
wen chi ch`i wu
    wen chi chi wu
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom); to be diligent in one's studies

能動喫煙

see styles
 noudoukitsuen / nodokitsuen
    のうどうきつえん
(See 受動喫煙) active smoking; first-hand smoking

自分優先

see styles
 jibunyuusen / jibunyusen
    じぶんゆうせん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) putting oneself first; prioritizing oneself

至那僕底

see styles
zhì nà pū dǐ
    zhi4 na4 pu1 di3
chih na p`u ti
    chih na pu ti
Cīnapati, Lord (from) China, said in the Record of Western Lands 西域記 to have been appointed by the Han rulers; a country so-called because the son of 蕃維質 Fan Weizhi of 河西 Hexi dwelt (and reigned) there. Eitel says, 'A small kingdom in the north-west of India (near Lahore) the inhabitants of which asserted (A. D. 640) that their first kings had come from China.'

菩薩聖衆


菩萨圣众

see styles
pú sà shèng zhòng
    pu2 sa4 sheng4 zhong4
p`u sa sheng chung
    pu sa sheng chung
 bosatsu shōshu
The bodhisattva saints who have overcome illusion, from the first stage upwards, as contrasted with ordinary bodhisattvas.

華光大帝


华光大帝

see styles
huā guāng dà dì
    hua1 guang1 da4 di4
hua kuang ta ti
 Kekō Daitai
The Chinese god of fire, Aśvakarṇa, see 阿, 'mentioned in a list of 1,000 Buddhas' and who 'is reported to have lived here in his first incarnation'. Eitel.

華燈初上


华灯初上

see styles
huá dēng chū shàng
    hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4
hua teng ch`u shang
    hua teng chu shang
early evening when lanterns are first lit

薹が立つ

see styles
 tougatatsu / togatatsu
    とうがたつ
(exp,v5t) to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

藥王菩薩


药王菩萨

see styles
yào wáng pú sà
    yao4 wang2 pu2 sa4
yao wang p`u sa
    yao wang pu sa
 Yakuō Bosatsu
Bhaiṣajya-rāja Bodhisattva, the elder of the two brothers, who was the first to decide on his career as bodhisattva of healing, and led his younger brother to adopt the same course; see above. They are also styled Pure-eyed and Pure-treasury, which may indicate diagnosis and treatment. He is referred to in the Lotus Sutra as offering his arms as a brunt sacrifice to his Buddha.

見初める

see styles
 misomeru
    みそめる
(transitive verb) (1) to fall in love at first sight; (transitive verb) (2) (archaism) to see for the first time; to meet for the first time; (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to have sexual relations for the first time

解深蜜經


解深蜜经

see styles
jiě shēn mì jīng
    jie3 shen1 mi4 jing1
chieh shen mi ching
 Gejn mikkyō
Sandhi-nirmocana-sūtra, tr. by Xuanzang, the chief text of the Dharmalakṣana school, 法相宗. Four tr. have been made, three preceding that of Xuanzang, the first in the fifth century A. D.

言出しべ

see styles
 iidashibe / idashibe
    いいだしべ
first person to say something; first person to suggest something

言出し屁

see styles
 iidashibe / idashibe
    いいだしべ
first person to say something; first person to suggest something

言語喪失

see styles
 gengosoushitsu / gengososhitsu
    げんごそうしつ
(1) {ling} language attrition (process of losing a native or first language); linguistic attrition; (2) {med} hypophrasia

説文解字

see styles
 setsumonkaiji
    せつもんかいじ
(personal name) Shuowen Jiezi (the first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters)

請多關照


请多关照

see styles
qǐng duō guān zhào
    qing3 duo1 guan1 zhao4
ch`ing to kuan chao
    ching to kuan chao
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

買い初め

see styles
 kaizome
    かいぞめ
first shopping of the year; first purchase of the year

起きがけ

see styles
 okigake
    おきがけ
first thing after rising

起きぬけ

see styles
 okinuke
    おきぬけ
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

起き抜け

see styles
 okinuke
    おきぬけ
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up

起き掛け

see styles
 okigake
    おきがけ
first thing after rising

跋提梨迦

see styles
bá tí lí jiā
    ba2 ti2 li2 jia1
pa t`i li chia
    pa ti li chia
 Badairika
(or 跋提唎迦) Bhadrika, also 婆提 or婆帝, one of the first five disciples, said to be a son of king Amṛtodana.

躍り出る

see styles
 odorideru
    おどりでる
(v1,vi) to jump (e.g. to first place); to spring out

輕重緩急


轻重缓急

see styles
qīng zhòng huǎn jí
    qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2
ch`ing chung huan chi
    ching chung huan chi
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority

轉法輪日


转法轮日

see styles
zhuǎn fǎ lún rì
    zhuan3 fa3 lun2 ri4
chuan fa lun jih
 ten bōrin nichi
The day when the Buddha first preached, in the Deer Park, i.e. the eighth day of the eighth month.

迦羅鎭頭


迦罗鎭头

see styles
jiā luó zhèn tóu
    jia1 luo2 zhen4 tou2
chia lo chen t`ou
    chia lo chen tou
 kara chinzu
kālaka and tinduka, the first a poisonous fruit, the second non-poisonous, similar in appearance; a simile for bad and good monks.

迦膩色伽


迦腻色伽

see styles
jiā nì sè qié
    jia1 ni4 se4 qie2
chia ni se ch`ieh
    chia ni se chieh
 Kanishikya
(迦膩伽) Kaniṣka, king of 月支 theYuezhi, i.e. of Tukhāra and the Indo-Scythians, ruler of Gandhāra innorthern Punjab, who conquered northern India and as far as Bactria. Hebecame a patron of Buddhism, the greatest after Aśoka. His date is vaiouslygiven; Keith says 'probably at the close of the first century A.D. ' It isalso put at A.D. 125-165. He convoked 'the third (or fourth) synod' inKashmir, of 500 leading monks, under the presidency of 世友Vasumitra, whenthe canon was revised and settled; this he is said to have had engraved onbrass and placed in a stūpa .

迹門十妙


迹门十妙

see styles
jī mén shí miào
    ji1 men2 shi2 miao4
chi men shih miao
 shakumon jūmyō
ten subtle aspects of the first half of the Lotus Sūtra

逆子体操

see styles
 sakagotaisou / sakagotaiso
    さかごたいそう
exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first

連中三元


连中三元

see styles
lián zhòng sān yuán
    lian2 zhong4 san1 yuan2
lien chung san yüan
(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively; (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

遼瀋戰役


辽沈战役

see styles
liáo shěn zhàn yì
    liao2 shen3 zhan4 yi4
liao shen chan i
Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

都民ファ

see styles
 tominfa
    とみんファ
(abbreviation) (See 都民ファーストの会) Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)

開口一番

see styles
 kaikouichiban / kaikoichiban
    かいこういちばん
(adverb) (yoji) at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

阿濕毘儞


阿湿毘儞

see styles
ā shī pí nǐ
    a1 shi1 pi2 ni3
a shih p`i ni
    a shih pi ni
 Ashūbini
aśvinī. M.W. says it is the first of the twenty-eignt nakṣatras; the eleventh of the Chinese twenty-eight constellations, xu, βAquarī, αEqūlei.

零票確認

see styles
 reihyoukakunin / rehyokakunin
    れいひょうかくにん
confirmation that a ballot box contains no ballots before voting commences (performed by the first voter at each polling station)

震旦初祖

see styles
zhèn dàn chū zǔ
    zhen4 dan4 chu1 zu3
chen tan ch`u tsu
    chen tan chu tsu
 Shintan Shoso
First Ancestor in China

靖難之役


靖难之役

see styles
jìng nán zhī yì
    jing4 nan2 zhi1 yi4
ching nan chih i
war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

食い込む

see styles
 kuikomu
    くいこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails); (2) to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings); (3) (vulgar) to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

首戰告捷


首战告捷

see styles
shǒu zhàn gào jié
    shou3 zhan4 gao4 jie2
shou chan kao chieh
to win the first battle

馬關條約


马关条约

see styles
mǎ guān tiáo yuē
    ma3 guan1 tiao2 yue1
ma kuan t`iao yüeh
    ma kuan tiao yüeh
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[Jia3 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1]

アンジロー

see styles
 anjiroo
    アンジロー
(person) Anjirō (first recorded Japanese Christian); Yajirō; Paulo de Santa Fé

アンジロウ

see styles
 anjirou / anjiro
    アンジロウ
(person) Anjirō (first recorded Japanese Christian); Yajirō; Paulo de Santa Fé

いとこ違い

see styles
 itokochigai
    いとこちがい
parent's cousin; first-cousin once removed

イニシアル

see styles
 inishiaru
    イニシアル
(1) initial; the first; (2) (one's) initials

イニシャル

see styles
 inisharu
    イニシャル
(1) initial; the first; (2) (one's) initials

イミドール

see styles
 imidooru
    イミドール
(product) Imidol (Japanese brand of imipramine, the first tricyclic antidepressant); (product name) Imidol (Japanese brand of imipramine, the first tricyclic antidepressant)

おどり出る

see styles
 odorideru
    おどりでる
(v1,vi) to jump (e.g. to first place); to spring out

Variations:
お初
御初

see styles
 ohatsu
    おはつ
(1) (polite language) (as お初に) (for the) first time; (2) something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; (3) first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

お初を頂く

see styles
 ohatsuoitadaku
    おはつをいただく
(exp,v5k) to eat something for the first time in the season

お田植え祭

see styles
 otauematsuri
    おたうえまつり
(1) shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; (2) seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

キズテープ

see styles
 kizuteepu
    キズテープ
first-aid plaster; adhesive bandage

キセル乗車

see styles
 kiserujousha / kiserujosha
    キセルじょうしゃ
(noun/participle) cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends)

グリーン席

see styles
 guriinseki / gurinseki
    グリーンせき
(See JR,グリーン車・グリーンしゃ) first class seat (on a JR train); seat in the first class compartment

この上ない

see styles
 konouenai / konoenai
    このうえない
(expression) the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

サイラック

see styles
 sairakku
    サイラック
CSIRAC (Australia's first digital computer)

そもそも論

see styles
 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

ダブル立直

see styles
 dabururiichi / dabururichi
    ダブルリーチ
(mahj) (kana only) declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared

ちょっと見

see styles
 chottomi
    ちょっとみ
(n,adv) look; glance; (at first) sight

デビュー作

see styles
 debyuusaku / debyusaku
    デビューさく
debut work; one's first work

ファースト

see styles
 faasuto / fasuto
    ファースト
(can act as adjective) (1) first; (2) {baseb} first base; first baseman

ファッキン

see styles
 fakkin
    ファッキン
(n,adj-f) (1) (slang) (vulgar) fucking; (2) (abbreviation) (slang) First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain); (c) First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain) (abbr; slang)

まず以って

see styles
 mazumotte
    まずもって
(irregular okurigana usage) (adverb) (kana only) first of all; in the first place

リンゴの唄

see styles
 ringonouta / ringonota
    リンゴのうた
(work) Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song); (wk) Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)

一二を争う

see styles
 ichinioarasou / ichinioaraso
    いちにをあらそう
(exp,v5u) to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best

一人称単数

see styles
 ichininshoutansuu / ichininshotansu
    いちにんしょうたんすう
{gramm} first-person singular

一人称複数

see styles
 ichininshoufukusuu / ichininshofukusu
    いちにんしょうふくすう
{gramm} first-person plural

一切眞言心

see styles
yī qiè zhēn yán xīn
    yi1 qie4 zhen1 yan2 xin1
i ch`ieh chen yen hsin
    i chieh chen yen hsin
 issai shingon shin
The first Sanskrit letter "a'; it is pronounced "an' by the Shingon School and emphasized as the heart of all wisdom. In India "a' is the "name of Vishṇu (especially as the first of the three sounds in the sacred syllable oṃ or aum), also of Brahmā, Śiva, and Vaiśvānara (Agni)' M. W.

Variations:
一士
1士

see styles
 isshi
    いっし
(abbreviation) {mil} (See 一等陸士) private first class (JGSDF)

一姫二太郎

see styles
 ichihimenitarou / ichihimenitaro
    いちひめにたろう
(expression) (1) (proverb) it's good to have a girl first and then a boy; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (recent usage) one girl and two boys are ideal

Variations:
一次
1次

see styles
 ichiji
    いちじ
(adj-f,n) (1) first; preliminary; (can act as adjective) (2) primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; (can act as adjective) (3) {math} linear (function, equation); first-order

一流ホテル

see styles
 ichiryuuhoteru / ichiryuhoteru
    いちりゅうホテル
first-class hotel

一等航海士

see styles
 ittoukoukaishi / ittokokaishi
    いっとうこうかいし
first mate; first officer

一級建築士

see styles
 ikkyuukenchikushi / ikkyukenchikushi
    いっきゅうけんちくし
registered architect with a first-class license

一行一切行

see styles
yī xíng yī qiè xíng
    yi1 xing2 yi1 qie4 xing2
i hsing i ch`ieh hsing
    i hsing i chieh hsing
 ichigyō issai gyō
In one act to do all other acts; the act which includes all other acts. e.g. the first step; the one discipline which embraces all discipline; the fourth degree of a samādhi.

一見した所

see styles
 ikkenshitatokoro
    いっけんしたところ
(exp,adv) at a glance; at first sight

Variations:
一限
1限

see styles
 ichigen
    いちげん
(See 一限目) first period (e.g. first class in school day)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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